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ಪರಿಣತ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರನ್ನು ರೂಪಿಸುವ ‘ಆಕಾಂಕ್ಷ’

ಶಿಕ್ಷಕನಾಗುವುದು ಜೀವನದ ಗುರಿ. ಆದರೆ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಎದುರಿಗೆ ನಿಂತು ಮಾತನಾಡುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಏನೋ ಒಂದು ಥರದ ಭಯ, ಆತಂಕ ಎಂಬುದು ಒಬ್ಬರ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆ. ಯಾವುದೇ ಶಾಲೆಗೆ ಸಂದರ್ಶನಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋದರೂ ಇಂಗ್ಲಿಷ್‌ ಸಂವಹನದಲ್ಲಿ ನಪಾಸಾಗುವ ಬೇಸರ ಮತ್ತೊಬ್ಬರದು. ವಿಷಯವೆಲ್ಲಾ ತಿಳಿದಿರುತ್ತದೆ ಆದರೆ ಅದನ್ನು ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ಮನಮುಟ್ಟುವ ಹಾಗೆ ಹೇಳಿಕೊಡಲಾಗುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲವಲ್ಲ ಎಂಬುದು ಮಗದೊಬ್ಬರ ತೊಳಲಾಟ.ದೇಹಭಾಷೆ, ಬೋಧನಾ ಶೈಲಿ, ಪ್ರಾಜೆಕ್ಟ್‌ಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡುವುದು, ಗುಂಪು ಚರ್ಚೆ, ಕೈಬರಹ, ವ್ಯಾಕರಣ, ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳನ್ನು ಆಕರ್ಷಿಸುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿತ್ವ, ತಮಾಷೆ, ಮಾತಿನ ಶೈಲಿ, ತಾಂತ್ರಿಕ ನೈಪುಣ್ಯತೆ, ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಮೊಬೈಲ್‌ ಅಪ್ಲಿಕೇಶನ್‌ಗಳ ಬಳಕೆ, ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮಗಳನ್ನು ಸಂಘಟಿಸುವ ರೀತಿ, ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಹುರುಪು ತುಂಬುದು, ಅವರನ್ನು ಪ್ರೇರೇಪಿಸುವುದು, ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಹಕ್ಕು ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ತಿಳಿವಳಿಕೆ ನೀಡುವುದರ ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಒಟ್ಟಾರೆ ಈ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಅತ್ಯಗತ್ಯವಾದ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟದ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರನ್ನು ಪೂರೈಸುವ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ.

ಹೀಗೆ ಹಲವಾರು ಸಣ್ಣಪುಟ್ಟ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆ ಎದುರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಈ ಭಾವಿ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರು ಡಿ.ಇಡಿ, ಬಿ,ಇಡಿ ಮತ್ತು ಎಂ.ಇಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ಶ್ರೇಣಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪಾಸಾದ ಪ್ರತಿಭಾವಂತರು. ತಮ್ಮಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಪ್ರತಿಭೆಯನ್ನು ದುಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಕಷ್ಟಪಡುವ ಹಳ್ಳಿಗಾಡಿನ ಇಂತಹ ಪದವೀಧರರಿಗಾಗಿಯೇ ಹುಬ್ಬಳ್ಳಿಯ ದೇಶಪಾಂಡೆ ಫೌಂಡೇಶನ್‌ ‘ಆಕಾಂಕ್ಷ’ ಎಂಬ ಯೋಜನೆ ಆರಂಭಿಸಿದೆ.
ಜುಲೈನಿಂದ ಆರಂಭವಾಗಿರುವ ಈ ಯೋಜನೆಯ ಮೂಲಕ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಿಂದ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರಿಗೆ ಅವಶ್ಯವಾದ ಸಂವಹನ,
ಪ್ರತಿ ವರ್ಷ ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ಪದವೀಧರರು ಬಿ.ಇಡಿ ಮತ್ತು ಎಂ.ಇಡಿನಂತಹ  ಕೋರ್ಸ್‌ಗಳನ್ನು ಪೂರೈಸಿ ಹೊರಬರುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಈ ಎಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ಸರ್ಕಾರಿ ನೌಕರಿ ಸಿಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಇನ್ನು ಖಾಸಗಿ ಶಾಲೆ ಮತ್ತು ಕಾಲೇಜುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಪುಣ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರು ಮಾತ್ರ ನೌಕರಿ ಗಿಟ್ಟಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ, ಹಳ್ಳಿಗಾಡಿನಿಂದ ಬಂದು ವೃತ್ತಿಪರ ಕೋರ್ಸ್‌ಗಳನ್ನು ಪೂರೈಸಿದ ಯುವಕರು ಸಂವಹನ ಮತ್ತು ತಾಂತ್ರಿಕತೆ ಕೊರತೆ ಎದುರಿಸುವುದರಿಂದ ಖಾಸಗಿ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗಳು ನಿಗದಿಪಡಿಸಿದ ಸಂಬಳಕ್ಕೆ ದುಡಿಯುವ ಅನಿವಾರ್ಯ ಇರುತ್ತದೆ.
ಸಣ್ಣಪುಟ್ಟ ಲೋಪದೋಷಗಳಿಂದ ಈ ಯುವಕರು ಅರ್ಹ ಸೌಲಭ್ಯಗಳಿಂದ ವಂಚಿತರಾಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ಅರಿತು ಈ ಯೋಜನೆ ರೂಪಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಬಿ.ಇಡಿ ಕೋರ್ಸ್‌ ಮಾಡಿದ ನಂತರ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕನಾಗುವ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ತಾವು ಎದುರಿಸಿದ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳನ್ನೇ ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ಮಂದಿ ಎದುರಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ಮನಗಂಡ ಸದ್ಯ ಆಕಾಂಕ್ಷ ಯೋಜನೆಯ ಮ್ಯಾನೇಜರ್‌ ಸಹ ಆಗಿರುವ ರವಿ ಚವಾಣ್‌ ಇದರ ರೂವಾರಿ.
ನಾಲ್ಕು ತಿಂಗಳ ಈ ಕೋರ್ಸ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಐದು ಮಂದಿ ಕಾಯಂ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಅಲ್ಲದೇ ವಿವಿಧ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಗಳ ವಿಷಯ ತಜ್ಞರಿಂದ ತರಬೇತಿ ಕೊಡಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ದುಡಿಯುತ್ತಿರುವ ವಿವಿಧ ಸರ್ಕಾರೇತರ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ ವಿವಿಧ ಶಾಲೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಭಾವಿ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರನ್ನು ಕರೆದೊಯ್ದು ಪಾಠ ಮಾಡಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಸುಸಜ್ಜಿತ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ ಕಲ್ಪಿಸಲಾಗಿದ್ದು ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟದ ತರಬೇತಿ ನೀಡಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಅಲ್ಲದೇ ಕಾಲಕಾಲಕ್ಕೆ ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಥಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿನ ಕೌಶಲಗಳ ಮೌಲ್ಯ ಮಾಪನವನ್ನೂ ಮಾಡಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.
‘ಜುಲೈನಲ್ಲಿ ಆಕಾಂಕ್ಷ ಯೋಜನೆ ಆರಂಭವಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಸದ್ಯ 15 ಮಂದಿಯನ್ನೊಳಗೊಂಡ ಎರಡನೇ ಬ್ಯಾಚ್‌ಗೆ ತರಬೇತಿ ನೀಡಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಹುಬ್ಬಳ್ಳಿ– ಧಾರವಾಡ, ದಾವಣಗೆರೆ, ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗ, ಗದಗ, ಹಾವೇರಿ, ಉತ್ತರ ಕನ್ನಡ, ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಕನ್ನಡ, ಬಳ್ಳಾರಿ, ವಿಜಯಪುರ, ಬಾಗಲಕೋಟೆ, ಬೆಳಗಾವಿ, ಕಲಬುರ್ಗಿ, ಕೊಪ್ಪಳ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಗಳಿಂದ ಬಂದಿರುವ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳು ತರಬೇತಿ ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
ಎಷ್ಟೇ ಮಂದಿ ಅರ್ಜಿ ಹಾಕಿದರೂ ಅವರ ಅರ್ಹತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಶಿಕ್ಷಕನಾಗಲು ಅವರಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಯೋಗ್ಯತೆಯನ್ನು ತೂಕ ಮಾಡಿಯೇ ತರಬೇತಿಗೆ ಆಯ್ಕೆ ಮಾಡಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಒಂದು ತಿಂಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಥಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಧಾರಣೆ ಕಂಡು ಬರದಿದ್ದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂತಹವರನ್ನು ನಿರ್ದಾಕ್ಷಿಣ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಕೈಬಿಡಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಇದನ್ನು ಮೊದಲೇ ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಥಿಯ ಗಮನಕ್ಕೆ ತಂದಿರಲಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ’ ಎನ್ನುತ್ತಾರೆ ರವಿ.
ಪ್ರತಿನಿತ್ಯ ಯೋಗ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ವಿವಿಧ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆಗಳಿರುತ್ತವೆ. ಬೆಳಿಗ್ಗೆ 7 ಗಂಟೆಗೆ ಆರಂಭವಾಗುವ ತರಬೇತಿ ರಾತ್ರಿ 10ರ ವರೆಗೂ ವಿವಿಧ ಹಂತಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯಲಿದೆ. ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ ಪದವೀಧರರೂ ತರಬೇತುಗೊಳ್ಳಬಹುದಾದ ಇದೊಂದು ಸರ್ಟಿಫಿಕೇಟ್‌ ಕೋರ್ಸ್‌ ಆಗಿದ್ದು, ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಾತ್ಮಕ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆಗಳಿಗೂ ಉಪಯೋಗವಾಗಲಿದೆ. ಈ ಕೋರ್ಸ್‌ ಮಾಡಲು ಒಬ್ಬರು ₨16,000 ಪಾವತಿಸಬೇಕಿದೆ. ವಸತಿ ಸೌಲಭ್ಯ ಹಾಗೂ ಶೇ. 100ರಷ್ಟು ಉದ್ಯೋಗಾವಕಾಶವನ್ನು ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ ಕಲ್ಪಿಸಲಿದೆ.
ಅರ್ಹ ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಥಿಗಳು ಮುಂಗಡವಾಗಿ ₨3000 ಪಾವತಿಸಬೇಕಿದ್ದು, ಉಳಿದಿದ್ದಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯೇ ಸಾಲದ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ ಮಾಡಲಿದೆ. ಕೆಲಸ ಸಿಕ್ಕ ನಂತರ ಈ ಸಾಲವನ್ನು ಕಂತುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮರುಪಾವತಿ ಮಾಡುವ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯಿದೆ. ‘ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ಮಂದಿ ಡಿ.ಇಡಿ, ಬಿ.ಇಡಿ ಮಾಡಿ ಕೊನೆಗೆ ಕೆಲಸ ಸಿಗದೇ ಹತಾಶರಾಗುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಬದಲಾಗಿ ತಮ್ಮಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಕೌಶಲ ವೃದ್ಧಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಕಡೆಗೆ ಗಮನಹರಿಸಬೇಕು, ನಾವು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರತಿಭೆಗೆ ಸಾಣೆ ಹಿಡಿಯುವ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡುತ್ತೇವೆ ಅಷ್ಟೆ.
ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಂದನ್ನು ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಥಿಗಳಿಂದಲೇ ಮಾಡಿಸುತ್ತೇವೆ. ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರು ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳಲ್ಲ, ನಾವು ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರಲ್ಲ. ಮುಕ್ತ ವಾತಾವರಣವಿದ್ದು, ಯಾವುದೇ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಅನುಮಾನಗಳನ್ನು ಬಗೆಹರಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಬಹುದು. ಅಷ್ಟು ಮಾತ್ರವಲ್ಲದೇ ತರಬೇತಿಯನ್ನು ಮತ್ತಷ್ಟು ಪರಿಣಾಮಕಾರಿಯಾಗಿಸುವ ಸಲಹೆ ಸೂಚನೆಗಳನ್ನೂ ನೀಡಬಹುದು’ ಎನ್ನುತ್ತಾರೆ ಆಕಾಂಕ್ಷ ಯೋಜನೆಯ ಸಹಾಯಕರಾದ ಶಿವನಾಂದ ಹರಳಯ್ಯ.
ಇನ್ನು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕೋರ್ಸ್‌ ಪೂರೈಸಿ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರಾಗಿ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡುವವರಿಗೆ ಶಾಲೆಯ ವಾತಾವರಣ ಇಷ್ಟವಾಗದಿದ್ದಲ್ಲಿ ಬದಲಿ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯನ್ನು ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯೇ ಮಾಡಲಿದೆ. ಅಲ್ಲದೇ ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಥಿಗೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ತರಬೇತಿ ಅವಶ್ಯವಿದ್ದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯೇ ಅದರ ಜವಾಬ್ದಾರಿ ಹೊತ್ತುಕೊಳ್ಳಲಿದೆ. ಉತ್ತಮ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರ ಮೂಲಕ ದೇಶದ ನಾಳಿನ ಪ್ರಜೆಗಳ ಭವಿಷ್ಯವನ್ನು ಉಜ್ವಲವಾಗಿಸುವುದರ ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಗುಣಾತ್ಮಕ ಬದಲಾವಣೆ ತರುವುದು ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ಉದ್ದೇಶ. ಹೊಸ ಬ್ಯಾಚ್‌ಗಳು ಆರಂಭವಾಗಲಿವೆ.
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Sikshana in news_Writing Competition

A Block level Writing Competition was held in Kundgol Taluk near Hubli on March 1st. In this event 120 students took part in various competitions like handwriting, story writing, comprehension test etc.

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Successfully done Students plus Teachers “Delhi Trip_2012-13”

We are very happy to inform everyone that the Delhi Trip 2012-13 held from 29th November to 6th December 2012 was completed successfully. A total of 106 students and 17 teachers from various Sikshana nurtured schools across Karnataka participated. The children were selected based on a competitive exam held in July. Many of the children had a chance to sit in a train for the first time. More than what they saw in Delhi the trip itself has been able to bring about an increased involvement by the community in the school activities.

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Deshpande Fellowship Program, Hubli

Deshpande Fellowship Program, Hubli

Deshpande Fellowship Program

The Deshpande Foundation: Founded in 1996 by Jai-shree and Gururaj Deshpande, the Foundation is a leading philan-thropic organization in Massachusetts, USA and India in the areas of innovation, entrepreneurship and international development. We believe in creating sustainable social change, and we take a hands-on approach with our grant partners to help them achieve their objectives.

Be an agent of
Social change!
We want leaders who
Desire to create lasting social change Are between 21-28 years of age (preferred) Have earned a graduate or post-graduate degree Have at least 1 year work experience in the development sec-tor (however, fresher's with exceptional passion are also en-couraged to apply!) Women are encouraged to apply
Modules Include: Social Entrepreneurship Effective Communication Business Plan Preparation Project Proposal Writing Fundraising, Marketing English, Information Technology Health, Education, Agriculture Livelihood Data Analysis Finance/Accounting mgmt Creativity & Innovation Monitoring & Evaluation
...and much more!
The Deshpande Fellowship Program: DFP is a dynamic, intense, and interactive train-ing program designed to produce successful social entrepreneurs. Through a comprehensive combination of modules and practical experiences, Fellows will learn existing best practices and engage with leaders in the field of social entrepreneurship as well as notable local innovators in order to develop a working knowledge of leading social change models. The program will leverage this theoretical framework to aid each participant in the creation of an individualized proposal for social change. Fellows will be ex-pected to implement their innovations with partner institutions.
Tuition: Tuition is Rs. 40,000 for the 7 and 1/2 month Fellowship
Scholarship : Scholoarship are provided to economically weaker and meritorious students
Loan : Bank loan provision available to the selected candidates
Selection: Selection is determined by a candidate’s application, a reasoning test, a group discussion and a personal interview
Contact/Questions: Email fellowship@dfmail.org if you have any questions or to request an application. You may submit the com-pleted application either by email or by mailing a hard copy to the ad-dress below
For details call : Pramodkumar - 9740011883.
Applications are accepted throughout the year
DESHPANDE EDUCATIONAL TRUST DCSE Building ¨BVB Engineering College ¨ Hubli, Karnataka 580 031
Phone: 0836-2378500 Email: fellowship@dfmail.org
Fellows with Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam,
Narayan Murty & Sudha Murty

Made for each others

HPKBS_Yaraguppi, Kundgol

“Made for each others”, this word credit goes to our great teachers group. One morning I was visited school Kundgol taluka (Dharwad Dist) KBS Yaraguppi school teacher Smt.S.H.Shivannanavar she collected different type of imagery like animals, birds, great achievers opinion, Presidents, chief minister, prime minister and great personality images. Than she pasted at long size note book and she is sharing all those points to students at class time and free time. After presentation this picture related she will ask questions than students will try to answer. This work done by our Govt_ school teacher.

Sikshana Foundation Dasara camp occasion: at Kundgol, Dharwad (karnataka)

      SikshanaFoundation has been  conducted Dasara camp occasion at Kundgol Taluka here we selected 7 schools like HPKGS Saunshi, HPS Attigeri, HPS Shisuvinal, and Kundgol 3 Govt_schools camp will be running 1^st October to 20^th October, This camp purpose our Para teachers (Hanumanth. M, Deepa, Vatsalya. J, and Jagadish) took initiative for the all day’s and day by day they all organizing different kind of program like Historical place visit at local place, showing motivational videos, writing practice, guest speaker session (Resource person) ,   drawing computation, Singing computation, claim module making through the mud, and daily one hour reading practice (Hosadurga excrement) at all camp prepared schools.

 For this occasion purpose all students were very happily  participating and having fun with their learning process also our community group  very blissful concerning Dasara camp they all sharing this is good time get knowledge through the better learning by camp.   

 One day we took permission for local visit at “Saunshi Fakhireshwar math” for the meet we made plan cultural program and communication practice game also discussion about that visited place, all students are very happily shared their opinion about “Saunshi Fakhireshwar math” each one student took time 2 minute and they all given very good information about this place. Than lastly we had food with the students all student brought their home prepared food.

Sikshana Reading practice on Dasara holiday camp at HPKGS school Saunshi...

MOTHER'S DAY....

My mother is a most beautiful woman I ever saw in my life. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her.............

Mother's Day was celebrated to honor all mothers and express gratitude for the hardships they bear in bringing up a child. Most countries including US, Australia, Canada and India celebrate Mothers Day on the second Sunday of May. Mothers Day came into being due to the efforts made by Ms Julia Ward Howe and Ms Anna Jarvis. The Resolution for having a dedicated Mother's Day was signed by US President Woodrow Wilson on May 8, 1914. Since then people across the world have been celebrating Mothers Day with joy and devotion.

Make a Decision and Don’t Look Back

Given the choice, would you prefer to make an iron-clad, no-turning-back decision, or one you could back out of if you needed to? Does that seem like a stupid question?  I understand why it might, but bear with me—because it is n’t.

People overwhelmingly prefer reversible decisions to irreversible ones. They believe it’s better to “keep your options open,” whenever possible. They wait years before declaring a major, date someone for years before getting married, and hire employees on a temporary/probationary basis, all in order to avoid commitments that can be difficult—or nearly impossible—to undo.

People believe that this is the best way to ensure their own happiness and success. But people, as it turns out, are wrong.

The Keep-Your-Options-Open Myth

Let’s start with the happiness part. Research by Harvard psychologist Dan Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness, shows that reversible, keep-your-options-open decisions reliably lead to lower levels of satisfaction than irreversible ones. In other words, we are significantly less happy with our choices when we can back out of them.

For example, in one of Gilbert’s studies, people were asked to choose an art poster that they could keep. Those who were told that they could change their mind and return it for a different poster in the next thirty days reported being less happy with their poster than those who had to pick a poster and stick with it.

The Psychology of Commitment

Why does keeping our options open make us less happy? Because once we make a final, no-turning-back decision, the psychological immune system kicks in.  This is how psychologists like Gilbert refer to the mind’s uncanny ability to make us feel good about our decisions. Once we’ve committed to a course of action, we stop thinking about alternatives. Or, if we do bother to think about them, we think about how lousy they are compared to our clearly superior and awesome choice.

Most of us have had to make a choice between two colleges, or job offers, or apartments. You may have had to choose which candidate to hire for a job, or which vendor your company would engage for a project. When you were making your decision, it was probably a tough one—every option with significant pros and cons. But after you made that decision, did you ever wonder how you could have even considered the now obviously inferior alternative?  “Wow, I can’t believe I even thought about going to Yale, when Harvard is better in every way.”  (I went to Penn, which incidentally is way better than those schools, but I digress…)

Focus on the Upside

Human beings are particularly good at rearranging and restructuring our thoughts to create the most positive experience possible in any situation. The psychological immune system protects us, to some extent, from the negative consequences of our choices. Because after all, almost every choice has a downside.  The key to happiness is to dwell as little as possible on that downside.

When you keep your options open, however, your focus is on the downside—because you’re still trying to figure out if you made the right choice.  The psychological immune system doesn’t kick in, and you’re left feeling less happy about whatever choice you end up making.

Decisiveness and Performance

This brings us to the other problem with reversible decisions. New research shows that they don’t just rob you of happiness—they also lead to poorer performance.

Once again, it’s because thoughts related to making the right decision stay active in your mind when your options are open.  This places a rather hefty burden on your working memory, and it’s distracting. When you’re still deciding what you should do, you don’t have the cognitive resources to devote yourself fully to what you’reactually doing. Your attention wanders. And as a result, your performance suffers. (For instance, in one study, people who made a reversible decision were able to recall fewer correct answers on a subsequent task then those who made a choice they had to stick with.)

Trusting Your Decisions

So keeping your options open leads to less happiness and success, not more. Ironically, people don’t actually change their minds and revise decisions very often. We just prefer having the option to do so, and that preference is costing us.

I’m not, for the record, saying reversible decisions are never beneficial (read: Zappos). Obviously if you have no real basis for making a good choice in the first place and you’re just guessing, or if the consequences of your choice might end up killing someone, the option of a do-over is probably a good thing.

But assuming that your choice is carefully considered and you’ve weighed your options, you will be both happier and more successful if you make a decision—and don’t look back.

Keeping it S.I.M.P.L.E. again and again

            “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” Albert Einstein

Sometimes life can be overwhelming with all the choices we have to make. A helpful recipe for success is to keep things simple.

I believe that deep down everyone wants to improve and lead his or her best life. Seems easy enough, but often challenging to implement because you need clarity and the courage to take action.

What do you want to focus on and make a priority in your life?

Here’s my recipe for success by keeping it SIMPLE. Feel free to add on to make these rituals work for you.

S: SPECIFY

We all want success. But are you clear on what success means to you? To do so, it’s much more effective to focus on YOUR top 1% rather than on THE top 1%. Living your best life is dependent on doing what brings you energy, makes you feel alive and connected, and leaves you feeling fulfilled. It’s not dependent on your status, role, finances, or education—as society likes to have us believe.

Success is doing what makes you feel alive! Take the time to continually redefine what success means to you.

I: IMAGINE your ideal outcome

I like to encourage people to think in terms of the ideal outcome. This starts with your imagination. If you want to start a business, become a yoga teacher, or buy a house, you must train your mind to see all the possibilities by creating an inspiring vision for what you want. Then you can work backwards to see how your vision translates into reality. However, if you start dreaming and immediately let obstacles throw you off course, you create a less-than-ideal outcome.

The work is to have the courage to think without obstacles, rather than let your mind be clouded by everything that can go wrong or the challenges that could show up. People who create focus on what can berather than why something can’t be done. You can train yourself to do the same.

M: MASTER your MINDSET

We all have a story. Many of us believe our story defines us, but what really defines us is how we interpretthe story or facts and choose to move forward.

According to the National Science Foundation, our brains produce as many as 50,000 thoughts per day. Ninety-five percent of these thoughts are repeated daily.

Your thoughts become your beliefs, which, in turn, become your mindset.  Your mindset governs youractions, which lead to your results. In short, if you have a mindset that limits your potential, then you will likely accept limited results in your life.

Start becoming aware of the words you use on a consistent basis and how often you tell yourself: can vs. can’t or possible vs. impossible.

P: PRIORITIZE

Making something a priority is different than simply saying something is important.

I have lots of clients who think it’s important to make time for the gym, or make themselves a priority, but that doesn’t mean they do it. I start every coaching workshop by having people tell me their wins. Wins are anything that give you the feeling of, “I did it!”—that make you feel proud. The consistent theme supporting why wins are accomplished is simple—people make them a priority. So if you want time to read to your kids, have a better relationship with your parents, go to sleep earlier, take a vacation, or take a photography class, make it a priority and you will see different results.

L: LAUGH

And do it often. I learned this one from my favorite yoga teachers, Jen Pastiloff. One of the things that I love about her class is her ability to make us laugh, so we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We all know that tree pose or crow is serious stuff, but who really cares if you fall out of a pose? I do! But seriously, laughing opens up your heart and brings good energy into your life. Would you prefer to surround yourself with people who are laughing and fun to be around? Or Debbie downers? It’s your choice!

E: EMBRACE EXCITEMENT

Everyone can use a little excitement in his or her life, and the easiest way to do this is to pursue a goal that is truly exciting, rather than something you should do. How do you want to invest your time and energy? All the brilliant innovators get twenty-four hours in a day—the only difference is how you decide to use them.

You will naturally be more motivated and resilient when you fill your day with projects and goals that are exciting to YOU—with a purpose that drives you forward.

TOP 1% BOTTOM LINE: Although life can be complicated, we always have the choice to keep it SIMPLE. To achieve this you need to know what’s most important to you and then focus on your top priorities. The process starts by gaining clarity on how you define success and then practicing your rituals consistently.

http://www.positivelypositive.com/2012/04/14/make-a-decision/

 

LEAD Activity Awareness about appropriate use of public place

Leaders: 

Shivanand, Rajabli, Manjunath KH, Megha, Manjunath M

Supporter: DFP, DSF, DSK,

 
Objectives of activity:  Crate awareness about use of public places, Give message about Health awarenessThrough rally conduct this rally

School ground, Bus stand, community hall, and Roads, this all place keep cleanness

Totally gave about health is wealth keep clean in your places This day I conducted the LEAD activity On 17 Th October, 2011. BVB campus to Shirur park we done very well job. In my life It was memorable day for me before day starting this activity I meet the police station, because of permeation about activity. After the permeation I send to message to my followers and all my co fellows also I informed to Pramod sir and Neeta madam They also helped lot my LEAD activity It was well response starting before starting this program I am fearing, because of I did first time this type function This morning I and my followers work started the 5 “o” clock we did charts Banners and sticks for holding charts in the hand we did 18 charts sticks and for Banner I get help of DCSE

Through this activity I learnt more like team work ,co-ordination .helping to others ,organizing the program , approaches to contact persons , patience , observation , and how to conduct any program rules and regulation . Through this rally I lernt more in this day my turning why of in my life I am very happy this day ,because of this opportunity given by LEAD team and this report came in the news came in news papers also It was very fibulas’ work me

In this rally we conducted the folksongs, dance, and slogans lastly its outcome very well responsible result for my future activity I am very happy to this activity

Favorite part of at pre-training in DFP

 In 45 day I learn more through IT before joining IT I don't no  IT skill now I am using this skill through DFP. First time I am not able in typing my name that time I took 10 mint only typing my name today I now such as face book ,email , blogger word press , twitter ,excel ,  ms -office , and  Picasa  ............